Films

This page includes some films about transnational adoption. There are many more films out there and I will continue to update this page. Another great resource for transnational adoptee films is Intercountry Adoptee Voices website.

The descriptions include official director or producer synopsis. These films are listed for information purposes only and do not reflect an endorsement of the films listed.

Adoptee-created films

The films listed below had major involvement by the adoptee who is featured or by other transnational adoptees in directing or producing roles. These are considered adoptee-created films.

Adopted by Barb Lee (2008) – Korean adoption

AKA Dan by Dan Matthews (2014) – Korean adoption

Between Goodbyes by Jota Mun (2024) – Korean adoption

Calcutta is My Mother by Michael Hirzel featuring Reshma McClintock (2019) – South Asian Indian adoption

21CTE540EWL — Crossing Chasms by Jennifer Arndt-Johns (1998) – Korean adoption

First Person Plural by Deann Borshay Liem (2000) – Korean adoption

Found in Korea by Meggin Nam Holtz – Korean adoption

Geographies of Kinship by Deann Borshay Liem (2019) – Korean adoption

Going Home by Jason Hoffman (2009) – Korean adoption

In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee by Deann Borshay Liem (2010) – Korean adoption

Made in Korea: A One Way Ticket from Seoul to Amsterdam by In Soo Radstake (2006) – Korean adoption

Passing Through by Nathan Adolfson (1999) – Korean adoption

Resilience by Tammy Chu (2009) – Korean adoption

Searching for Go-Hyang by Tammy Chu (1988) – Korean adoption

Side by Side: Out of a South Korean Orphanage and Into the World by Glenn Morey (2018) – Korean adoption

The Space Between You and Me by Lily Ahree Siegel (2022) – Korean adoption

Twinsters by Samantha Futerman (2015) – Korean adoption

Une Histoire à Soi by Amandine Gay (2021) – transnational adoption

Other films about transnational adoption

These are documentary films about transnational adoption that were not directed and/or did not have major production involvement by transnational adoptees. The descriptions include official director or producer synopsis.